Conclave 2017

"I am an American and I am a Sikh. The turban on my head represents humanity
and equality for all," said Waris Ahluwalia, while speaking at a session
titled "Dear America: Notes from an immigrant" at the India Today Conclave
2017.

Speaking during a session titled "The private investment problem | Making
india more attractive" at the India Today Conclave 2017, Deepak Parekh and
Adi Godrej said that once the GST is rolled out, the
economy is set to get a big boost.

M. Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister For Urban Development And Poverty
Alleviation, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister For Law, Justice And IT and Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource
Development discussed 'The Governance Agenda: How to Make a More
Powerful, Digital, Smarter India in the third session of the India Today Conclave 2017.

Interacting with Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and HRD Minister Prakash
Javadekar during a session titled "The governance agenda: How to make a more
powerful, digital, smarter India | Three ministers, three bid ideas," at the
India Today Conclave 2017, Union Minister for Law, Justice and IT, Ravi
Shankar Prasad said he wants to create a digital ecosystem for the country's
infrastructure.

Interacting with Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Union Minister for Law,
Justice and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad during a session titled "The governance
agenda: How to make a more powerful, digital, smarter India | Three
ministers, three big ideas," at the India Today Conclave 2017, HRD Minister
Prakash Javadekar said that the ministry is redrafting the education policy
of India with the five pillars-accessibility, equity, quality accountability
and affordability.

Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma also took a swipe at the way banks
dealt with loans given to industrialist Vijay Mallya saying, while the the
financial system penalises a sincere person, but if someone speaks the
language of those in the power corridor, he takes a loan of Rs 600 crore and
lives in London.

Speaking on day one of the India Today Conclave 2017 in Mumbai, Housing
Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) chairman Deepak Parekh and Godrej
Group chairman Adi Godrej said that once the GST is rolled out, the economy
is set to get a big boost.

The interesting conversation covered all major problems of the three states and ended on an even more interesting note as the Maharashtra
Chief Minister said that he would like to model for 'Brand Maharashtra', Mehbooba Mufti told everyone that Pahalgam is her favourite tourist
destination as once a Kashmiri, always a Kashmiri while Shivraj Singh
Chouhan refused to comment on what Central ministry he would opt for if
Prime Minister Modi calls him to Delhi saying that he does not answer
hypothetical questions.

Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, India Today Group, Aroon Purie spoke about
starting a city magazine called Bombay, 38-years-ago in Mumbai and the first
cover story was titled, "I'll be nuts to live here, but I'll be crazy to live
anywhere else."